- American Waterfront - Tokyo Disneysea -
Finally, Here's my home at "American Waterfront" Port of Call. My best friends, Shellie May, Stella Lou, Gelatoni, Cookie Ann, and Olu Mel also live there. Tippy Blue is also a famous seagull mailman in that area.
American Waterfront represents the northeastern seaboard of the USA in the early 20th century. It is actually two lands in one: an "Old Cape Cod" section, and a "New York Harbor" section.
Although American Waterfront takes up a big chunk of Disneysea's real estate, surprisingly there is only one major attraction, that being the Tower of Terror. Like a lot of DisneySea, the big attraction is the scenery, shops, and restaurants. American Waterfront boasts more places to eat than any other area of the Park. And while there are few rides, there are a couple of major show stages, the Broadway Theater and Dockside Stage.
Although it is not really an attraction, the S. S. Columbia is a large-scale model of a steam-powered luxury liner and American Waterfront's most prominent feature. You'll find a couple of restaurants inside the ship, but even if you're not hungry the ship is a fun place to explore.
American Waterfront is a beautiful area, and is a great place to eat, shop, and just stroll around.
So, Why did Tokyo Disneysea's version of "Tower of Terror" attraction use an original story about Harrison Hightower and Shiriki Utundu instead? It's because the old-school American series, "The Twilight Zone" isn't really well-known in Japan at all and Oriental Land Company who actually owns and operates the Tokyo Disney Resort didn't want to pay both CBS and Disney in royalties. Instead, it features an original storyline taking place at the fictional "Hotel Hightower" at New York City in the early 20th Century, utilizing the original "Society of Explorers and Adventurers" storyline that already exists within the Tokyo Disneysea park.
- Duffy